There are 5 ways to get from America to Tortuguero by train, plane, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AMS - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take the bus from San José to Tortuguerobus
20h 31m$669–1,444Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Limón International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane AMS - LIO
- Take a shuttle bus from Limon Airport to Punta de Uva
- Take a shuttle bus from Cahuita to Tortuguero
35h 18m$542–1,477Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DUS - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take the bus from San José to Tortuguerobus
24h 51m$610–1,436Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BRU - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take the bus from San José to Tortuguerobus
23h 25m$621–1,357Train to Frankfurt, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take the bus from San José to Tortuguerobus
22h 11m$632–1,418
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from America to Tortuguero is to train and fly and bus which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 23h 25m.
The fastest way to get from America to Tortuguero is to train and fly and bus which takes 20h 31m and costs $650 - $1,500.
The distance between America and Tortuguero is 9468 km.
It takes approximately 20h 31m to get from America to Tortuguero, including transfers.
Tortuguero is 7h behind America. It is currently 1:23 AM in America and 6:23 PM in Tortuguero.
There are 80+ hotels available in Tortuguero.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Tortuguero, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from America to Tortuguero. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, take the bus to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14, walk to San José, then take the bus to Tortuguero. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Venlo, take the train to Duesseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, take the bus to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14, walk to San José, then take the bus to Tortuguero.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Limón International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Limón International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from San José to Tortuguero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75
- Website
- Jungle Tom Safaris Shuttle
Bus from San José to Tortuguero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75
- Website
- Jungle Tom Safaris Shuttle
Bus from San José to Tortuguero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75
- Website
- Jungle Tom Safaris Shuttle
Bus from San José to Tortuguero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75
- Website
- Jungle Tom Safaris Shuttle
Shuttle from Cahuita to Tortuguero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75
- Website
- Jungle Tom Safaris Shuttle
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Limon Airport to Punta de Uva
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
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